Tamsin Ace
Director, East Bank
Tamsin Ace is Director of East Bank, the UK's newest cultural and education quarter at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, bringing together London College of Fashion, UAL, UCL East, Sadler's Wells East, V&A Storehouse and V&A East Museum, and BBC Music Studios.
As Director, Tamsin is leading initiatives involving the partners and local community to develop a programme of creative, educational and innovative activity for everyone who visits, lives and works in east London. The aim is to maximise collective potential, delivering world-class culture and education, and ensuring that the 2012 Olympic legacy thrives in ways unmatched by any other host city.
Prior to joining East Bank, Tamsin held a number of leadership roles, including Head of Cultural Programming at London College of Fashion and Director of Creative Programmes and Collections at the Museum of the Home, where she introduced a new cultural strategy as part of the organisation’s transformation programme. She also spent 12 years at Southbank Centre, eventually becoming Head of Public Programming, where she curated an ambitious programme of annual festivals, special projects and collaborations with a wide range of partners across schools, high-profile artists, and commercial partners.
